Good read. We can’t all go an 8mile hike with our legislators but if we could, I imagine it would bring more humanity and uniting then just 15 minute speed dating style meetings. We have a lot more in common than we realize.
I think it reads as at least a partial rejoinder to Mr. Murdock's take on cause of this "Rural-Urban divide" we give so much attention Oregon these days. As Ward suggests, talking up the "Rural-Urban divide" proscribes as much as it reflects the reality and it often colors over both commonalities and important differences.
Good read. We can’t all go an 8mile hike with our legislators but if we could, I imagine it would bring more humanity and uniting then just 15 minute speed dating style meetings. We have a lot more in common than we realize.
This piece reminded me of this recent article by Eric K. Ward:
https://www.oregonhumanities.org/rll/magazine/union-spring-2020/the-struggles-that-unite-us/
I think it reads as at least a partial rejoinder to Mr. Murdock's take on cause of this "Rural-Urban divide" we give so much attention Oregon these days. As Ward suggests, talking up the "Rural-Urban divide" proscribes as much as it reflects the reality and it often colors over both commonalities and important differences.